Film

Good Newwz

Name: Good Newwz
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Family, Drama
Released: 2019
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Diljit Dosanjh, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Kiara Advani, Tisca Chopra

Comedy
Light-hearted

Good Newwz is a warm-hearted Bollywood comedy about two couples navigating infertility and IVF, who discover their biological samples have been mixed up at the clinic. It's funny without being mean, emotionally genuine without losing its lightness, and celebrates modern Indian families with real affection. Ideal for anyone who wants heart alongside humour.

TMDb rating

3.3

Should you watch it?

Watch it if you like farce built on tight misunderstandings and a loving, bickering domestic chemistry, where the jokes come from people trying hard to stay dignified while everything goes sideways.

Skip it if you want restraint or a quiet emotional drama; this one leans loud and broad, and its comedy of errors may feel repetitive if slapstick and big reactions wear you down.

What it asks of you: Around two and a bit hours, it moves briskly through a sequence of escalating mix-ups, with plenty of shouting and sudden swerves in tone, so it rewards a viewer who will ride along rather than dissect.

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